''Had to Cry Today'' is the fourth

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by American

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musician Joe Bonamassa. Produced by Bob Held, it was released on August 24, 2004 by J&R Adventures and reached number five on the US ''Billboard'' Top Blues Albums chart. The title of the album is a reference to the song of the same name by English blues rock band Blind Faith from their 1969 self-titled album.

Reception

Music website Allmusic gave ''Had to Cry Today'' 3.5 out of five stars, a slight improvement on previous release ''

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Track listing

Chart performance

Personnel

;Musical performers * Joe Bonamassa – guitars,

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, vocals *Eric Czar –

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, fretless bass *Kenny Kramme –

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, percussion *Benny Harrison –

Hammond organ The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert and first manufactured in 1935. Multiple models have been produced, most of which use sliding drawbars to vary sounds. Until 1975, Hammond organs generated s ...

*Jon Paris –

harmonica The harmonica, also known as a French harp or mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used worldwide in many musical genres, notably in blues, American folk music, classical music, jazz, country, and rock. The many types of harmonica inclu ...

;Additional personnel *Bob Held – production *Gary Tole – engineering, mixing *Eric Carlinsky – engineering assistance * Scott Hull – mastering *Dennis Friel –

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*Chris Marksbury – photography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Had to Cry Today 2004 albums Albums recorded at Unique Recording Studios Joe Bonamassa albums